課程資訊
課程名稱
東亞近代史
History of East Asia since 1600 
開課學期
111-2 
授課對象
 
授課教師
長谷川正人 
課號
Hist1609 
課程識別碼
103E53050 
班次
 
學分
3.0 
全/半年
半年 
必/選修
 
上課時間
星期四3,4,5(10:20~13:10) 
上課地點
博雅201 
備註
本課程以英語授課。。A23:歷史思維、世界文明
總人數上限:110人 
 
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課程概述

This course is both an introductory survey of the history of East Asia since 1600 to the present day and an introduction to historical analysis. It aims to provide a foundational grounding in the histories of China, Taiwan, Korea, and Japan in the modern era since 1600. We will not only study the distinctive features of national histories in East Asia but examine the cross-regional qualities of traditions and contestations within the region. We will inquire, for example, how the Ming-Qing transition in 17th-century China affected political discourse in Korea and Japan, how Western imperialism was encountered and responded to in China, Taiwan, Korea, and Japan in the 19th century, and how the experiences and memories of the 20th century have defined the nature of political and cultural interactions in East Asia. As an introductory course in historical analysis, this course also emphasizes the importance of critically assessing historical evidence in both reading and writing. We will read selections from historical surveys and anthologies of primary materials in English translation, which will be supplemented by visual materials and film screenings. Readings will also include literary works, memoirs, and selected basic texts in socialism and communism, which have profoundly shaped the political landscape of 20th-century East Asia. The structure of this course combines lecture and discussion. Approximately two-thirds of class time will be devoted to lectures and discussion of historical context. We will use the remaining class time to discuss assigned primary source readings. The lecture is conducted in English and assumes no prior knowledge of the course material. Students are expected to join a weekly discussion section conducted in either English or Chinese. 

課程目標
This course seeks to help develop a fundamental knowledge of major historical themes in modern East Asia, as well as an understanding of the nature of cultural transmission, interactions, and tensions within the region. You will also acquire a historical perspective from which to examine the traditions and transformations of East Asian societies. In this course, we will emphasize the importance of critically assessing historical evidence in both reading and writing. The course is designed to help strengthen skills to critically analyze primary and secondary sources, and you will be introduced to a wide range of materials and approaches to historical analysis. 
課程要求
Grades for the course will be based on attendance at class and participation in class discussion (20%), a map quiz (5%), a midterm test (20%), a short essay (25%), and a final exam (30%). 
預期每週課後學習時數
 
Office Hours
另約時間 備註: Office hours can be scheduled by appointment. 
指定閱讀
• de Bary, Wm. Theodore, ed. Sources of East Asian Tradition. Vol. 2, The Modern Period. New York: Columbia University Press, 2008.
• Gordon, Andrew. A Modern History of Japan: From Tokugawa Times to the Present. 3rd ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2014.
• Goto-Jones, Christopher. Modern Japan: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009.
• Hwang, Kyung Moon. A History of Korea: An Episodic Narrative. 3rd ed. London: Red Globe Press, 2022.
• Rubinstein, Murray A., ed. Taiwan: A New History. 2nd ed. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge, 2015. First published 2007 by M.E. Sharpe.
• Seth, Michael. A Concise History of Korea. 3rd ed. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2020.
• Waley-Cohen, Joanna. The Sextants of Beijing: Global Currents in Chinese History. New York: W. W. Norton, 1999.
• Wasserstrom, Jeffrey N. The Oxford Illustrated History of Modern China. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016. 
參考書目
 
評量方式
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No.
項目
百分比
說明
1. 
Attendance and Participation 
20% 
 
2. 
Map Quiz 
5% 
 
3. 
Midterm Exam 
20% 
 
4. 
Short Essay 
25% 
 
5. 
Final Exam 
30% 
 
 
課程進度
週次
日期
單元主題
第1週
2/23  The Story So Far 
第2週
3/2  Formosa, China, and the 17th-Century World 
第3週
3/9  Korea and the Manchu Conquest 
第4週
3/16  Japan's Early Encounter with the West 
第5週
3/23  High Qing 
第6週
3/30  Korea and the 18th-Century World 
第7週
4/6  Competing Visions for Modernity 
第8週
4/13  Midterm Exam 
第9週
4/20  Taiwan and Korea under Japanese Colonial Rule 
第10週
4/27  China during the Nanjing Decade 
第11週
5/4  The Memories of World War II in East Asia 
第12週
5/11  Two Koreas 
第13週
5/18  China, Taiwan, and the Cold War 
第14週
5/25  Japan after Defeat 
第15週
6/1  East Asia since 1989 
第16週
6/8  Final Exam